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1 Covid-19 Weekly Situation REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH) PUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC EMERGENCY HEALTH EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OPERATIONS CENTRE (PHEOC) CENTRE (PHEOC) COVID-19 WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT Issue NO: 33 Reporting Period: 12-18 October 2020 (week 42) 36,740 2,655 CUMULATIVE SAMPLES TESTED CUMULATIVE RECOVERIES 2,847 CUMULATIVE CONFIRMED CASES 55 9,152 CUMULATIVE DEATHS CUMULATIVE CONTACTS LISTED FOR FOLLOW UP 1. KEY HIGHLIGHTS A cumulative total of 2,847 cases have been confirmed and 55 deaths have been recorded, with case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.9 percent including 196 imported cases as of 18 October 2020. 1 case is currently isolated in health facilities in the Country; and the National IDU has 99% percent bed occupancy available. 2,655 cases (0 new) have been discharged to date. 135 Health Care Workers have been infected since the beginning of the outbreak, with one death. 9,152cumulative contacts have been registered, of which 8,835 have completed the 14-day quarantine. Currently, 317 contacts are being followed, of these 92.1 percent (n=292) contacts were reached. 722 contacts have converted to cases to date; accounting for 25.3 percent of all confirmed cases. Cumulatively 36,740 laboratory tests have been performed with 7.7 percent positivity rate. There is cumulative total of 1,373 alerts of which 86.5 percent (n=1, 187) have been verified and sampled; Most alerts have come from Central Equatorial State (75.1 percent), Eastern Equatoria State (4.4 percent); Upper Nile State (3.2 percent) and the remaining 17.3 percent are from the other States and Administrative Areas. As of 18 October, 24 Counties (30.0 percent) out of 80 Counties of the ten States of South Sudan are affected (figure 4). 2. BACKGROUND South Sudan confirmed its first COVID-19 case on 5 April 2020. To date 2, 847 cases have been confirmed out of cumulative 36,740 tests performed by the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) and other decentralized Public Health Laboratories Networks in Nimule, Bor, and Malakal and UN clinics in Juba, with 2,655 recoveries and 55 deaths, yielding the case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.9 percent. Up to 7.2 percent (n=205) confirmed cases were imported. South Sudan is classified as having clusters of transmission in general and community transmission in Juba, the capital city. 3. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SURVEILLANCE Descriptive epidemiology This report includes analysis for 2,847 cases the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre (PHEOC) has line listed as confirmed cumulative cases. There are 2,655 recoveries and 55 deaths with case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.9 percent. Cases detected among South Sudanese nationals accounted for (79 percent) of all cases, whereas (12 percent) are foreigners, and 8 percent unknown. There have been 205 imported cases (9 new) registered to date coming mostly from Kenya (17), Uganda (32), Eretria (4), DRC (2), Somalia (1) and South Sudanese returnees (78), and unknowns (71). Confirmed cases range from 2 months - 90 years of age with an average of 36.6 years. As for gender, 72.9percent of confirmed cases were diagnosed in men, 23.2% in women, and 3.9% unknown. Young men within the 30-39 age groups are the most at risk for COVID-19. Only 21.0 percent (n=602) cases reported symptoms, of which the most frequent have been cough (404) , fever (351) , runny nose (257) , shortness of breath (230), fatigue (227) , headache (203) , sore throat (135), muscle aches (129), and others (226). 1 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH) As of 18 October 2020, the affected Counties are alphabetically: Abyei (52), Aweil Center (8), Aweil East (5), Baliet (1), Ikotos (5), Juba (2,267), Maban (7), Magwi (3), Malakal (84), Nyirol (26), Rubkona (10), Rumbek North (1), Rumbek Center (22), Rumbek East (1), South Bor (32), Tonj North (1), Torit (40), Twic Warrap (3), Twic East (2),Uror (2),Wau (29), Yambio (7), Yei (23), Yirol West (1), Unknown (10). New and cumulative, age, sex; frequency of symptoms; and geographical distribution of COVID-19 confirmed cases are shown in figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 and table 1 respectively. Figure 1: New and cumulative confirmed COVID cases by notification date as of 18 October 2020 200 3,000 150 2,250 100 1,500 50 750 0 0 5-Jul 7-Jun 4-Oct 5-Apr 6-Sep 2-Aug 9-Aug 26-Jul 12-Jul 19-Jul 3-May 14-Jun 21-Jun 28-Jun 11-Oct 18-Oct 12-Apr 19-Apr 26-Apr 13-Sep 20-Sep 27-Sep 16-Aug 23-Aug 30-Aug 10-May 17-May 24-May 31-May New cases 7-day moving average Cumulative cases Figure 2. Frequency of symptoms among Figure 3. Age and sex distribution of § ‡ 0those reporting100 200 (n=602300 ) 400 500 COVID-19 confirmed cases (n=2 597 ) >70 yrs Cough 404 60-69 yrs Fever 351 50-59 yrs Runny Nose 257 40-49 yrs Shortness of… 230 30-39 yrs Fatigue 227 20-29 Age group yrs Headache 203 10-19 yrs Sore throat 135 Muscle aches 129 0-9 yrs Other 226 300 200 100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Female §Only 602 cases reported having symptoms. ‡2 597 cases have information regarding sex and age Contact tracing summery As of 18 October 2020, the total number of contacts (old and new) that have been monitored has reached 9, 152. Out of these 96.5 percent (n=8,835) contacts have completed 14-day quarantine period. Currently, 317 contacts are being followed of these 92.1 percent (n=292) contacts were reached. 722 contacts have converted to cases thus far; accounting for 25.3 percent of all confirmed cases. 2 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH) Figure 4: Distribution of confirmed COVID-19 cases according to Counties Table 1: Summary of COVID-19 Cases by State as of 18 October 2020 Cases Deaths State New Cumulative New Cumulative Central Equatoria 5 2 291 0 40 Eastern Equatoria 0 47 0 2 Jonglei 0 62 0 1 Lakes 0 25 0 6 NBG 0 13 0 0 Unity 0 10 0 1 Upper Nile 0 92 0 4 Warrap (including Abyei) 0 56 0 0 WBG 0 29 0 0 Western Equatoria 0 7 0 0 Imported 0 205 0 1 Unknown 0 10 0 0 Pending classification 0 0 0 0 Total 5 2 847 0 55 4. PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION / RESPONSE INTERVENTIONS 4.1 COORDINATION AND LEADERSHIP Coordination is ongoing in the Country through different architectures at National, States and County levels: National Task Force (NTF) providing high level strategic decisions; the National Steering Committee (NSC) providing both strategic and operational decisions/ guidance; the Technical Working Groups at both National and State levels; and the State Task Forces (STF), as well as County Committees (CC). Ongoing COVID-19 Transitional Roadmap discussions by stakeholders including the NSC and the Inter-Agency Leadership Team for mainstreaming COVID-19 into other response and coordination structures aimed at strengthening incident management system in both the short and long terms for humanitarian and development activities. The South Sudan Guidelines on COVID-19 was issued by Medical Advisory Panel (MAP) of the NTF. The Guides are currently under review by the NSC members and the TWGs, and will be updated accordingly. 4.2 LABORATORY Cumulative 36,740 samples tested as of October 18, 2020. Cumulative 2,847 positive cases confirmed across the country with 7.7% positivity rate. South Sudan’s daily testing average positivity proportions this 1,000 2.00% reporting week is shown in figure 5. The trend line in gray 1.74% 1.76% 1.79% 1.80% shows the average percentage of tests that were positive 500 1.68% 2921.03 1.55%3810.52 4351.61 5181.93 5063.16 1.62%5131.75 1.60%4201.19 1.60% over the last 7 days. The orange bars show the percentage of 0 1.40% tests conducted each day that were positive. The TWG has continued the implementation of the GeneXpert decentralization plan to cover Awiel, and later Daily Total Tests Yirol, Nzara, and Makpondu in Western Equatoria State Daily % Positive (WES). Ongoing review of the recently issued MAP testing strategy Percentage positive tests (7-day moving average) and consensus to have wider discussion on the COVID-19 Algorithm and the use of RDT. Fig 5: Laboratory testing positivity data: 7-day count and moving average, 12-18 Oct 2020 3 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH) All suspected EVD samples from Raja County tested negative for Ebola, Marburg, Rift Valley Fever (RVF), and yellow fever. The samples were also tested for an extra CCHF in the UVRI research center in Uganda; while further plan to test for arbovirus. 4.3 SURVEILLANCE Epi-Surveillance and PoE TWGs provided specific language to modify the MAP recommendations document for two Protocols (1&2). Multiple pillars are writing the roadmap to: a) improve generation and reporting of alerts at PoEs, POCs, refugee camps; b) improve overall community surveillance in the States and Administrative Areas; c) expand laboratory testing capacity at the mobile lab in Nimule; d) expand testing at the 10 GeneXpert sites; and e) integrate testing at the 7 of the 16 priority PoEs (excluding Juba International Airport). TWG participated in the WHO-led RDT roundtable with Laboratory TWG and CDC to discuss uptake, deployment, and interpretation of results. Also discussed the operational aspects of RDT implementation, such as human resource, isolation/quarantine stations, and revisions to entry/exit requirements, training to improve lab and documentation /reporting systems.
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